1 Human development is the scientific study of processes of change and stability.  The scientific study of human development began with studies of childhood during the nineteenth century.
verb (used with object), cultivated, cultivating. 1. to prepare and work on (land) in order to raise crops; till. 2. to use a cultivator on. 3. to promote or improve the growth of (a plant, crop, etc.) by labor and attention.
The term cult has been misused. The word cult comes from the French cult which is from the Latin word cultus (care/adoration) and Latin Colere (to cultivate.) So, we can plant seeds of good or bad. You can have political cults such as sit ins during the Vietnam War. good cult could be a religious one, yet some Christians will consider Jehovah Witness a cult and have labeled them as preying on the weak. When someone labels such a thing it is usually because of the lack of understanding. Good cults are usually a small group of people that can have a cult in most anything.